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IDC Report; Tablets Shipment Face Massive Decline in 2014

November 26, 2014 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment

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As per a new prediction from IDC, the tablet faced a dreadful year.  This year tablets performed pretty badly in the arena of electronics market.

NDP presented a report which demonstrates that sales decreased around 16 percent in the last few months.

Moreover, International Data Corporation (IDC) the tablet market grew merely 7 percent in 2014. Earlier, analysts recorded 53 percent sales in the tablet markets.  The high demand of iPads are the chief reason behind the decline in sales.

On the other hand, this year iPad also suffered from a full year decline. However, the drop in iPad sales failed to leave a mark as visible as tablets.

The release of big screen smartphones such a Samsung Galaxy S5 affected the market of tablets. People no longer feel the need of massive screens.  Hence, the seven inches mini tablet experienced worst sales decline this year.  The sales of such kind of tablets declined around 40 percent in 2014.

Ryan Reith, Director of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Device Trackers stated that the initial years of tablet market were pretty similar to the smartphone years.  The smartphone companies launch a new version of their product every year. In comparison, the tablet manufacturers usually release new version after a long time period of 3 to 4 years.

Previously, the CEO of Apple said that the launch of new iPad Mini 3 and the iPad Air 2 would increase the sales to a large extent. Unfortunately, analysts witnessed nothing remarkable even after the launch of these Apple products.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: apple, electronics market, IDC, International Data Corporation, ipad, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3, sales, shares, smartphones, Tablets

Apple Plans to Make Beats a Default iOS App

November 20, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

 

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Apple intends to make Beats Music as a pre-installed iOS apps in the future update. The biggest etch giant plans to roll out the music subscription service next year.

At the beginning of this year, Apple gets hold of Beats for its headphones and music streaming business. The multinational electronic developer paid a large amount of $3 billion for this purpose. The beats headphones instantly gained popularity among users.

The company wishes to re-connect to music with through these policies. The default application of iOS app will provide millions of users to the company. Undoubtedly, iTunes is one of the top digital music stores. However, the sale of iTunes downloads has decreased to a great extent since 2013.  iTunes sales lessen to 12 percent in the last few months.

The company tried quite hard to fight with rivals through counter products such as iTunes Radio but in vain. The iTunes Radio failed to defeat some of its biggest rivals such as Pandora and Spotify.

It is the primary reason why Apple acquired Beats at a very expensive cost. The new strategy will attract around 200 million users to the iPhone and iPad. In a nutshell, the new policy will almost double the number of customers of the iTunes.

Jimmy Lovine, founder of audio products company informed that it has currently 250,000 subscribers. In comparison, Spotify has 50 million of monthly active users. On the flip side, Apple refused to make any comment on this particular purpose.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: curiosity and brain, ipad, iPhone, iTunes Radio, Pandora

WireLuker Hitting Apple’s Mobile Users: Malware Patches Releasing

November 6, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Recently, an online security researcher has warned that a new malware targeting Apple products is mostly affecting Chinese users.

WireLurker, a new malware, which is affecting Apple’s desktop and mobile operating systems seems to have originated in China and is mostly affecting devices there, US-based Palo Alto Networks said.

The malware spreads through apps uploaded from a third-party store and can steal information.

US-based Palo Alto Networks said, more than 400 infected apps have been downloaded over 350,000 times.

Ryan Olson, the company’s intelligence director, said “WireLurker is unlike anything we have ever seen in terms of Apple iOS and OS X malware.”

“When it comes to exploiting some of the world’s best-known desktop and mobile platforms, the techniques in use suggest that bad actors are getting more sophisticated,” he added.

WireLurker has the ability to transfer from Apple’s Mac computer to mobile devices through a USB cable. The malware was capable of stealing “a variety of information” from mobile devices, it infects and regularly requested updates from the attacker’s control server, the security firm said.

“This malware is under active development and its creator’s ultimate goal is not yet clear,” the firm added.

Right after the incident, Apple has issued a brief statement, “We are aware of malicious software available from a download site aimed at users in China, and we’ve blocked the identified apps to prevent them from launching.”

“As always, we recommend that users download and install software from trusted sources,” Apple added.

Work Apps

Palo Alto Networks revealed that the WireLurker was first noticed in June when a Chinese firm Tencent’s developer realized there were apprehensive files and processes happening on his Mac and iPhone.

Further inquiries revealed a total of 467 Mac programs listed on the Maiyadi App Store had been compromised to include the malware, which in turn had been downloaded 356,104 times as of 16th Oct.

Infected software included popular games including Angry Birds, The Sims 3, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Once the malware was on the Mac, it communicated with a command-and-control server to check if it needed to update its code, and then waited until an iPhone, iPad or iPod was connected.

The security firm officials reveal that, when an iOS device connects with the malware, it would check if the device was jailbroken — a process used by some to remove some of Apple’s restrictions.

If it was jailbroken, WireLurker backed up the device’s apps to the Mac, where it repackaged them with malware, and then installed the infected versions back on to the iOS machine. However, if the device was not jailbroken – that is the case for most iOS devices – WireLurker took advantage of a technique created by Apple to enable businesses to install special software on their staff’s handsets and tablets.

Now the malware place infected apps on the device that had been signed with a mock “enterprise certificate” – code added to a product that is supposed to prove it comes from a trustworthy source.

Now, a permission request pops up the targeted iOS device on the user’s first attempt to run an infected app, to ensure the certificate acceptance by the device.

It simply asked for permission to run the app, but if the user clicked continue’ it installed code called a ‘provisioning profile’, which told the iOS device it could trust any other app that had the same enterprise certificate.

While this malware technique was not a new concept, it was the only known example of it being used to target non-jailbroken iOS devices in the wild, Palo Alto Networks said.

Once installed, the malware provide information about the iOS device to the hackers, including phone numbers from its Contacts app, and the user’s Apple ID.

Different versions of WireLurker also automatically installed new apps on the devices – including a video game and a comic book reader. Though, they are harmless; experts warn they could represent a test run for other more damaging software.

Prof Alan Woodward, from the University of Surrey said, “People have got very used to iOS being secure and there is a danger they may be complacent about the risk this presents.”

Under Attack

News of the attack comes after Apple’s iCloud storage service in China was attacked by hackers trying to steal user information last month.

Greatfire.org, Chinese web monitoring group said, “Hackers seized data and potentially gained access to passwords, messages, photos and contacts. They believed the Beijing government was behind the move.”

Although, the Chinese government denied the claims and was backed by China Telecom — state-owned internet provider, which said the claim was “false and baseless”.

China, which is the world’s biggest smartphone market and Apple saw its iPhone sales there jump 50% in the April to June quarter from a year earlier.

Palo Alto Networks has recommended some precautions for the users in order to minimize the risk of attack;

  • Do not download Mac apps from third-party stores
  • Do not jailbreak iOS devices
  • Do not connect their iOS devices to untrusted computers and accessories, either to copy information or charge the machines
  • Do not accept requests for a new “enterprise provisioning profile” unless it comes from an authorized party, for example the employer’s IT department

 

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Angry Birds, apple, Battlefield, china, China Telecom, Chinese government, Greatfire.org, icloud, imac, ios, ipad, iPhone, iPod, Jailbreak, malware, OS X malware, Palo Alto Networks, Pro Evolution Soccer 2014, Prof Alan Woodward, Tencent, The Sims 3, USB cable, WireLurker

Swype iOS Keyboard With 21 More Languages, Suggests Emojis

November 5, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Swype, a third party keyboard app for iPhone and iPad is now offering 21 languages, emojis based on what you’re typing, and new iPad keyboard themes.

Swype is one of several third-party keyboards that have brought in since Apple opened up support for them in iOS 8. Although, Apple’s built-in keyboard offers prognostic typing and other handy features, some of the third-party keyboards add even more functionality, such as gesture-based typing. Swype is among them.

The recent version 1.1 of Swype released Tuesday adds a number of features and tweaks for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. You can now choose between 21 languages, including 16 new ones available for download.

Moreover, if you would like to pepper your emails and messages with emojis, Swype will offer you tiny icons in US English, UK English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. That’s not all; the Swype’s emoji feature is prognostic, meaning it tries to suggest the right emoji to enter based on the text you type. So if you write “I’m happy,” the feature may suggest a smiling emoji. If you write “I’m angry,” the feature will suggest a more sour-pussed icon.

Swype — owned by Nunace — adds new keyboard layouts so that it now supports QWERTZ and AZERTY in addition to the traditional QWERTY style.

If you are one of those who like to hear a sound when you press a key , then just keep the “Sound on keypress” option enabled. Rather have a silent keyboard? You can easily turn the option off. In addition, the Swype keyboard automatically adds a space when you end a sentence by pressing the space bar twice.

Lastly, all of Swype’s built-in themes are now available for the iPad too. So, tablet users can chose from among Dark, Light, Earth, Sand, and Sun to give a different look and feel to the keyboard.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 21 languages, AZERTY, emojis, French, German, ios 8, ipad, iPhone, Italian, Nunace, QWERTZ, Spanish, suggest emoji, Swype, third-party keyboards, UK English, US English

AT&T Locked Universal SIM card of iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2

October 25, 2014 By Brian Galloway Leave a Comment

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The biggest improvement in the latest range of iPads is the incorporation of universal SIM. Apple claimed that this universal SIM card will allow users to effortlessly  swap the networks.

It will save the customers from the hassle of changing the SIM cards. Users can easily avail this service with just a tap on their iPads.

Moreover, the biggest tech giant informed that all the major carriers of the United States such as T-Mobile, Sprint  signed an agreement specifically for this purpose.

Recently, AT&T announced that  it would not unlock the SIM cards of the brand new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3.

Moreover, the carriers informed that this new service is now merely valid for the people who bought iPad soon after its launch.  The owners of those iPad can take the advantage of that new service

Unfortunately, T-Mobile also declared that customers need to remove a plastic case present in the iPad in order to change the SIM. The process is also applicable on all the new and old iPads purchased from the stores of T-Mobile.

It seems like Apple intended to make everything easier and time saving for its customers. However, the carriers wish to put some limitations and restrictions on the consumers.

Even before this announcement customers voiced out their complaints on different social networking sites and Apple Support Form. The buyers reported that SIM is still lockdown on their new iPads.

Although AT&T lockdown their SIMS but still other carriers states  even then it is a trouble free task to switch the SIM.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: agreement, apple, AT&T, customers, ipad, lock down, new ipad, service, T-Mobile SIM, Universal SIM, Verizon

New Flickr App Releases for New iPad & iOS 8 by Yahoo

October 19, 2014 By Rebecca McGhee Leave a Comment

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Friday is frequently utilized by organizations to discharge data which are not precisely blushing and best overlooked. However Yahoo picks this day to advertise some uplifting news. Yahoo now has an official Flickr application for the iPad.

Hurray possessed Flickr had offered an iOS application previously, yet it was accessible just for iPhone’s.

ipad App Flickr 3.2 will be backed on the Retina shows which are available on the old ipad Air and ipad smaller than usual, and the new iPad Air 2 and the new iPad little.

Retina iPads are not something which are seen surprisingly yet it could be the arrival of iPS 8 which must have at last incited Flickr to present the new program. iPhone users can likewise get their updated Flickr 3.2 application, gave they’ve got the new OS.

Flickr 3.2 iOS App will have the capacity to display pictures on the high determination screen in the scope of up to 3,000,000 pixels for every photograph. This comes to pretty nearly 2,048 by 1,056 pixels on the devices’ screens.

Flickr 3.2 application empowers users to search the Flickr encourage in both scene and also picture mode forgetting a lot of space for photograph depictions and metadata furthermore backs the common inquiry and remarking gimmicks.

The most recent application permit users to bring pictures with their iPad. It additionally offers live channels furthermore a live histogram, much similar to the diagrams found on the computerized Slrs. Users can now check how their portrait will look like before they press the virtual screen catch. Flickr is exploiting the new iPads’ high-determination screen and brilliant camera to create better pictures.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: flickr, flickr app, flickr app by yahoo, ios 8, ipad, new flickr app, new ipad, yahoo

Flickr For iPad: The New Flickr App Released After Apple’s iPad Air 2 Debut

October 19, 2014 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment

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Stand out day after Apple announced its most recent tablets, the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3, photograph imparting administration Flickr utilized the chance to discharge a shiny new widespread iOS application, at long last bringing a since quite a while ago anticipated local form to the iPad. While Instagram may be the photograph imparting ruler on iPhones, Flickr remains a prevalent system because of its comprehensive desktop site, and in addition its imaginative iPhone application.

Back in April of this current year, Yahoo-possessed Flickr discharged a totally re-composed iPhone application, including now-standard altering devices and photograph channels, and additionally constrained, pre-iOS 8 imparting peculiarities. This new update, then again, exploits iOS 8’s offer expansion, also utilizing the larger real estate accessible on retina iPad screens.

The new application now requires iOS 8, and the first thing iPad users will definitely recognize is the more extensive designs, in both scene and representation introductions, showcasing more lovely pictures as they scan the system. Flickr highlights how scrolling through photographs is shown in “a ravishing waterfall position.” When you need to view a picture full size, Flickr’s iPad application will give you a chance to see a high-determination adaptation, with upwards of 3 million pixels.

Should you be one of the few devoted iPad picture takers, Flickr has you secured, permitting photographs and feature to be caught in-application with live channels, alongside various altering instruments. Parts likewise can change their account’s user and foundation photographs, and update their profile with a bio and connections. Flickr 3.2 is accessible for nothing on the iOS App Store, and is perfect with both iPad sizes, and the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: apple, flickr, flickr 3.2, ios 8, ipad, iPad 3, iPad Air 2, yahoo

Apple Special Event: Watch It Live on 16, October at Official Site!

October 11, 2014 By Germaine Hicks Leave a Comment

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Apple, technology giant recently announces that October 16th event will be a live stream. An American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, stated in its live page: “Join us here at apple.com/live on October 16th at 10 a.m. PT to watch our special event live.”

Currently, the web page is displaying the message, “It’s been way too long.”

According to the recent reports, Apple’s special media event will reveal new iPads including new gold model and Macs with a 27-inch model having a high-resolution Retina display along with the Mac OS X Yosemite, the next-generation Mac operating system and Apple Pay on cards.

Moreover, iPad Air believes to be the thinnest tablet ever to hit the market.

The pre-requisite is to have the Safari Web Browser (version 5.1.10) or later on an Apple device and there are certain operating system constraints too, such as your machine should have OS X v10. 6.8 or later, though going by what the website says is that the event will be streamed live at Apple.com.

iPhone and iPad, running at least iOS 6 is needed and you can watch the stream via Apple TV units with second- or third-generation Apple TV software 6.2 or later.

Moreover, the Microsoft Windows and other operating system users can get the opportunity to watch the live stream only via live blog on Apple’s Website that is formerly used by Apple on the 9th Sept event.

The event is going to take place at Apple’s headquarters. The former uproar event of the company was the launch of Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus but the live streaming provided that time was too hitchy and slow. Hoping it works better this time.

Certainly, iPhone 6 live streaming was a disaster, as lots of fans complained that the streaming never worked on the Apple’s devices, though we were meeting the requirements of Safari Browser. This disastrous incident has also given the chance to the Samsung marketing, media team to make fun of live streaming failure.

 

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 16 Oct, apple, california, Cupertino, event, ipad, iPad Air, iPad gold, iphone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Safari Browser, samsung

Bigger Screen iPad Is Not Expected at Apple’s Event

October 9, 2014 By Jason Leathers Leave a Comment

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As per the official reports, Apple is going to launch its next generation iPad range in the upcoming week. But, if you are expecting the tablets with the bigger screen, then we don’t have good news for you.

Recently, Wall Street journal reported that Apple’s plan to make a bigger screen iPad have been delayed until early next year, citing anonymous people familiar with the matter. Certainly, the Apple suppliers are having trouble in making sufficient new iPhones to cope up with the public demands, so super sized. 12.9 inch tablet will have to wait.

The suppliers have already planned to start the massive production of larger screen tablets in December.

Currently, Apple’s ultimate priority is to cope up with the overwhelming demand of larger screen iPhones, Journal’s supplier sources stated. Still, Apple is facing unsatisfactory output of the 5.5-inch iPhone plus from the suppliers-side. It seems quite challenging for the contractors to divide resources and spend some time to slope up production for a new bigger screen iPad.

Here, it’s really important to note, that the reports concerning manufacturing delays normally arise before the widget launches, especially those from Apple. In April and August, there were some reports that manufacturing problems can delay the launch of iPhone 6-Plus, though it released on time.

In fact, Apple hasn’t confirmed yet that 12.9-inch iPad is even in the works. Nevertheless, with the iPad sales declining, Cupertino is looking for the new ways to capture market, particularly with the Business Users. An iPad with the larger screen actually does against enterprise focused widgets such as 12-inch Surface Pro3, which was positioned as a flexible substitute of Apple’s MacBook Air.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: 12.9 inch iPad, 5.5-inch iPhone plus, apple, December, ipad, iPhone 6 Plus, MacBook Air

Apple Inc. is hoping to Launch its Latest iPad (Probably Air) on October 16

October 4, 2014 By Germaine Hicks 2 Comments

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Hoping to gain on the markets with their products such as iPhone, the company is debuting its newest iPad with new features.

One of the features is the Touch ID fingerprint scanning system.  Using this feature with the Apple Pay mobile pay platform will make this popular amongst users.  The iPad mini may not have this feature.

Apple has to do whatever it can to get ahead as the once mighty iPad has slipped in sales.  Latest figures show it dropped 8% from the previous year.  At present the iPad makes only 16% of Apple’s total sales.  Of hope is that a new team up collaboration with IBM thus making a variety of iPads with updates due later in October it might be the impetus to get those big sales up there again.

The tablet industry has taken a beating of late and we need to look at why.  Although still popular and growing industry experts are keeping a weather eye on them.  Now at 11% in sales growth that’s down from the whopping 60% from a few years ago.  The iPad on the other hand fell 9% last quarter alone preceded by a 16% drop.

Experts say there are several reasons for tablets’ drop, and Apple hopefully has gotten the message and will be putting out an iPad that beats the odds.

First of all, smartphones are changing.  They’re getting bigger to the point they look like tablets themselves.  The Galaxy S5 from Samsung sports a 5.1 inch screen and their Galaxy Note has a 5.5 inch screen.  Apple themselves are coming out of the gate with an iPhone 6 with a 5.5 inch screen themselves. In comparison those phones are almost as big as the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet that is only 1.5 inches bigger.

Tablets aren’t super expensive but why get a new one every few years?  Just because the new one has some feature that is popular and is all the buzz?  Even Apple’s iPad Air isn’t that much different than their original iPad of several years ago.  Getting contracts for the tablets can be a royal pain to many.  Add to all that a list of other tablet problems and you can see the problem.

Of good news is the team up of Apple and IBM.  Announcing their partnership earlier this month hoping to boost the tablet industry, Apple will have IBM load their tablets with what is called industry specific apps for businesses in health care, banking, insurance, retail and more.

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: air, Apple Inc, ipad, october 16

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